20 more bills passed in parliament

20 more bills were passed in the National Assembly to convert the ordinances issued by the interim government into laws, of which 10 were passed in the morning session today.

There was no discussion on the bills raised in the morning session of the 13th day of the first session of the 13th National Assembly today, as there were no item-wise amendment proposals on Friday (April 10). The bills were passed unanimously when the concerned ministers raised them. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed presided over the session.

Out of the total 133 ordinances issued during the interim period, the special committee of the parliament recommended passing 98 unchanged and 15 with amendments. Of the remaining 20, 4 were recommended to be repealed and 16 were recommended to be presented in the form of new bills with strengthening.

Among the bills passed, Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher introduced the 'Narayanganj Development Authority Bill, 2026', 'Barishal Development Authority Bill, 2026', 'Mymensingh Development Authority Bill, 2026', 'Comilla Development Authority Bill, 2026' and 'Rangpur Development Authority Bill, 2026'. Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury introduced the 'Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (Amendment) Bill, 2026'. Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo introduced the 'Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation Bill, 2026' and the 'Wildlife Conservation and Safety Bill, 2026'. Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury introduced the 'Deposit Protection Bill, 2026', 'Excises and Salt Bill, 2026', 'Value Added Tax and Supplementary Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2026', 'Gramin Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2026' and 'Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2026'. Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon introduced the 'Dhaka Central University Bill, 2026' and 'Certain Laws Relating to Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2026'. Posts and Telecommunications Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam introduced the 'National Database Management Bill, 2026' and 'Cyber ​​Security Bill, 2026'. Women and Child Affairs Minister AZM Zahid Hossain introduced the 'Prevention of Oppression of Women and Children (Amendment) Bill, 2026'. Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan moved the 'July Uprising Martyrs' Families and July Fighters' Welfare and Rehabilitation Bill, 2026'.

In addition, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, on behalf of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, moved the 'Moheshkhali Integrated Development Authority Bill, 2026'. The bills were passed unanimously.